Zolak and Goucher talked with CBS Baseball Insider Jon Heyman who is in Kansas City for the All-Star Game. The guys discussed whether or not the Red Sox can catch the Yankees and what the Sox need to do to get better.

On Thurday Daniel Bard faced four batters for Pawtucket and hit two, threw two wild pitches and allowed three runs without recording an out in the fifth inning against the Rochester Red Wings. Toucher and Rich wanted to see if Adolfo could do just well, or better.

Daniel Bard’s third minor league appearance went a lot better than his first two, with the former Red Sox starter hurling two scoreless innings in relief for the Pawtucket Red Sox Thursday night against the Buffalo Bison.